OUR VISION
To deliver lawful, landowner-led development in Papua New Guinea that protects customary land, preserves culture, and creates lasting economic opportunity through professional implementation.
Our Mission
To deliver lawful, professionally managed development and resource projects in Papua New Guinea by working in transparent partnership with customary landowners, Incorporated Land Groups (ILGs), and government institutions.
Cosmicore’s mission is not to operate everywhere or do everything at once.
Our mission is to implement projects properly — with integrity, accountability, and long-term benefit for landowners and the nation.
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WE EXIST TO:
• Support customary landowners to formalise ownership, protect their land, and participate as equity holders in development projects
• Design and deliver mining and infrastructure projects that comply with PNG law and environmental standards
• Work constructively with government institutions to align projects with national and provincial development plans
• Create employment, skills transfer, and local leadership pathways through real project delivery
• Restore confidence, professionalism, and integrity in Papua New Guinea’s resource development sector
Cosmicore exists to turn landownership into opportunity — lawfully, responsibly, and sustainably.
From the jungle of PNG to Australia’s biggest infrastructure projects – now I’m building the future for my people.
– Melvin K. Jensen: Founder, Director & Chairman – Cosmicore Group
Melvin K. Jensen
FOUNDER & DIRECTOR
Melvin K. Jensen is a Papua New Guinean landowner, development practitioner, and the founder of Cosmicore.
Born in the remote tribal village of Kansimei near the Karawari River in East Sepik Province, Melvin’s early life was shaped by customary land, community, and tradition. At a young age, he was adopted and raised in Australia, where he gained access to education, professional training, and international project experience.
Despite building his career overseas, Melvin never lost his connection to his people or his responsibility to return with skills, knowledge, and capability to contribute meaningfully to Papua New Guinea’s development.
Over more than three decades, Melvin has worked across civil engineering, surveying, mining, and infrastructure project delivery. His experience spans planning, exploration, construction, and operations on complex projects delivered to professional and regulatory standards.
This combination of customary landowner legitimacy and international professional experience underpins Cosmicore’s operating model.
Melvin founded Cosmicore to address a challenge he understands personally: the gap between customary land ownership and real development outcomes. His focus is not politics or speculation, but implementation — ensuring that landowners, government, and development partners can work together lawfully to deliver projects that create jobs, infrastructure, skills, and long-term opportunity.
Cosmicore reflects this purpose: a landowner-led company built to turn plans into action, protect land for future generations, and support sustainable development across Papua New Guinea.
A Vision Bigger Than Business
In 2021, Melvin founded Cosmicore as a practical response to a challenge he understood personally: the lack of effective implementation mechanisms connecting customary landownership to real development outcomes in Papua New Guinea.
As Founder & Director of Cosmicore, Melvin is committed to applying his professional experience, resources, and leadership to support lawful development that creates employment, builds infrastructure, and strengthens local capability in partnership with customary landowners and government institutions.
His focus is not charity or symbolism, but structured development — ensuring projects are properly planned, lawfully approved, professionally delivered, and capable of producing long-term benefits for communities.
Through Cosmicore’s landowner-led development model, Melvin works to bridge international professional standards with local knowledge and customary governance, enabling communities to participate meaningfully in projects that affect their land and future.
This work is carried out deliberately and progressively — one project, one community, and one partnership at a time.